Fugu Jingfu Starts Mg Production
23/10/19 | Magnesium
Asian Metal News Fugu Jingfu Coal Chemicals started producing primary magnesium ingots (99.95% min) in mid-September 2019. The average daily output of the company is 28 t of primary magnesium (99.9%), 22 t of low calcium and low sodium magnesium and 60 t of primary magnesium (99.95% min). Mainstream primary…
Henan Yixiang Suspends Aa Calcination Process
23/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Henan Yixiang refinery has decided to suspend one alumina calcination furnace and begin an environmental upgrade by end-October, which is scheduled to take a month to complete. Consequently, Yixiang will have no alumina output in November. The company produced 45 kt of alumina in October and holds…
Overhaul for Yunnan Tin Group
21/10/19 | Tin
Alu News In order to ensure smooth operation, the smelting branch of Yunnan Tin Industry Co., Ltd. has decided to suspend its tin production lines for maintenance. The overhaul is scheduled to be completed in no more than 50 days, beginning on 21st October. The company’s 2019 annual output is…
Guizhou Qiya Resumes LT Aa Production
21/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guizhou Qiya has two HT alumina productions lines, each with 500 ktpy capacity and one new LT alumina production line with 200 ktpy capacity, completed in June 2019 for use with imported bauxite. The company suspended LT alumina production in late September, but plans to restart in…
Xinhengfeng Begins Phase II of 250 ktpy Al Project
21/10/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Xinhengfeng primary aluminium smelter, a subordinate of Dongfang East Hope, was designed with 500 ktpy of aluminium capacity comprising 260 sets of 600 kA cells. The company has been operating its Phase I – (250 ktpy) since the beginning of 2019, producing 180 kt of alumina during…
Domestic W Market Stable
18/10/19 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic tungsten concentrate prices remained stable this week, however downstream APT and carbide smelters were reluctant to take high-level quotations, resulting in sparse transactions during the week. At present, wolframite (65% WO3) mainstream quotations are stable at RMB 96,000~98,000/standard t; scheelite (65% WO3) is at RMB 95,000~97,000/standard…
Domestic Al Inventory Declines by 61 kt
18/10/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 17 October: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses have dropped rapidly by 61 kt from last Thursday to 916 kt due to declining new arrivals. The figure includes 164 kt in Shanghai, 249 kt in Wuxi, 49 kt in Hangzhou, 71 kt in…
Luyu Bochuang Postpones 800 ktpy Aa Production Line
18/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Luyu Bochuang originally planned to bring its 800 ktpy alumina project online in December 2019, but has decided to postpone to Q2 2020. Project construction began in April 2019, but was not completed on schedule due to environmental issues. Luyu Bochuang’s other 600 ktpy alumina production line…
SPIC Guizhou Postpones 1 mtpy Aa Project
18/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News SPIC Guizhou completed construction of its 1 mtpy alumina project in June 2019 and carried out trial operations in July. However, the project has been suspended due to some technical issues. Pre-desulfurization treatment of bauxite prior to precipitation is necessary, as the project is using high sulfur…